Here is the reason why Kagame wants to stay in power: he is scared of poverty.

President Paul Kagame has been of late living like a happy king. The Kagames happily showcased the posh city of Kigali, and Rwanda’s “economic miracle” by hosting the World Economic Forum in May 2016. And then the Kagames were off to Europe to watch the UEFA Championship League finals in Milan, Italy. From there they jetted to the United States to celebrate the youngest son’s graduation from high school. That is truly a lifestyle fitting a king, queen, princess and princes.

But Kagame’s Rwanda is far from a happy kingdom — the latest GDP rankings are out and confirm what we already know. While King Paul is on top of the world, his country is among the top for the wrong reasons; in poverty. Here is the list, beginning with the poorest all the way to the richest in the world.

Kagame’s Rwanda is the 17th most poorest in the world. Here is the 2015 GDP per capita rankings (by Purchasing power parity, (PPP)), beginning with the poorest of the poor, the Central African Republic.

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Central African Republic
DR, Congo
Malawi
Liberia
Burundi
Niger
Mozambique
Eritrea
Guinea
Madagascar
Guinea-Bissau
Togo
Mali
Kiribati
Ethiopia
Comoros
Rwanda
Burkina Faso
Uganda
Haiti
Gambia
Solomon Islands
Benin
Aghanistan
Tanzania
Zimbabwe
Sierra Leone
South Sudan
Senegal
Nepal
Vanuatu
Chad
Tajikistan
Papua New Guinea
Côte D’Ivoire
Lesotho
Cameroon
Djibouti
Micronesia, Federated States O
Marshall Islands
Kenya
Sao Tome And Principe
Cambodia
Kyrgyz Republic
Mauritania
Bangladesh
Yemen
Ghana
Zambia
Sudan
Honduras
Pakistan
Nicaragua
Moldova
Myanmar
Tonga
Samoa
Lao People’S Democratic Republic
Uzbekistan
Viet Nam
India
Nigeria
Bolivia
Cape Verde
Congo, Rep.
Guyana
Timor Leste
Philippines
Guatemala
Armenia
Swaziland
Morocco
Georgia
Bhutan
El Salvador
Belize
Ukraine
Fiji
Angola
Paraguay
Jamaica
Bosnia And Herzegovina
Indonesia
Dominica
Mongolia
Sri Lanka
Namibia
Saint Vincent And The Grenadines
Saint Lucia
Egypt, Arab Republic
Albania
Ecuador
Tunisia
Grenada
Jordan
Peru
Serbia
Maldives
South Africa
Dominica
Macedonian Republic
China
Colombia
Algeria
Thailand
Brazil
Costa Rica
Turkmenistan
Palau
Montenegro
Barbados
Botswana
Iran, Islamic Republic Of
Suriname
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic Of
Bulgaria
Lebanon
Mexico
Mauritius
Belarus
Azerbaijan
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Turkey
Romania
Croatia
Saint Kitts And Nevis
Uruguay
Panama
Argentina
Gabon
Antigua And Barbuda
Chile
Latvia
Russian Federation
Kazakhstan
Hungary
Seychelles
Poland
Bahamas
Malaysia
Greece
Portugal
Estonia
Lithuania
Cyprus
Slovak Republic
Czech Republic
Equatorial Guinea
Slovenia
Trinidad And Tobago
Malta
Israel
Spain
Italy
New Zealand
Korea, Republic Of
Japan
United Kingdom
Finland
France
Belgium
Iceland
Oman
Denmark
Canada
Taiwan
Germany
Sweden
Austria
Australia
Ireland
Netherlands
Bahrain
Saudi Arabia
Switzerland
United States
Hong Kong
United Arab Emirates
Norway
Kuwait
Brunei Darussalam
Singapore
Luxembourg
Qatar

David Himbara

In meanhwile, Paul Kagame has changed the constitution to allow himself rights to a third term in presidency. Some observers reason that in Africa, being a president is a way to get rich and enjoy all best privileges. There are those who think, due to his unhappy childhood, Kagame is taking advantage to compensate all joys and happines he did not get when he was still a street boy. Apparently, Mr President does not want to go back to the poverty in which more than 60% of his peaople are living in. Even though the man would have saved a lot of money, by losing presidency, he would have lost privileges that go with his seat. Following are pictures that depict the contrast in Rwandans’ lifestyle: